Christopher Eccleston
English actor (born 1964)
Christopher Eccleston is an English actor who rose to prominence in Cracker and Our Friends in the North. He played the Ninth Doctor in the 2005 revival of Doctor Who and later took on Matt Jamison in The Leftovers. He won an International Emmy Award for best actor in 2011 for Accused and has received several BAFTA nominations.
Christopher Eccleston appears in 4 films and 2 TV series in The Rerun, from 1993 to 2014. Most of that work is in drama, mystery and horror. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Danny Boyle (2), Keith Allen (2).
Known for
- Doctor Who (2005), The Ninth Doctor. He opened the revived series as the Doctor in its first season.
- Cracker (1993), DCI David Bilborough. He played the detective in the ITV crime drama.
- The Leftovers (2014), Matt Jamison. His performance as a troubled reverend earned Critics’ Choice Television Award nominations.
- Our Friends in the North (1996), Nicky Hutchinson. His lead role in this BBC drama won him a Broadcasting Press Guild Award.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Christopher Eccleston been in?
- Christopher Eccleston appears in The Leftovers (2014), Thor: The Dark World (2013), 28 Days Later (2002), The Others (2001), Shallow Grave (1994) and Cracker (1993) on The Remote.
- When was Christopher Eccleston born?
- Christopher Eccleston was born on 16 February 1964.
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